Ernest B. Adams ’62

Ernie died March 29, 2021, in North Beach, Calif., of injuries sustained the previous day when his bicycle was hit by a car.

Ernie came to us from South Pasadena High School, where he was student body president and ran track. At Princeton he ran track, was a member of the Sailing Club, and participated in IAA billiards. Graduating with a degree in architecture, he earned a master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley.

His career was interesting and varied as he worked as a land and urban design planner, residential-development planner, and residential designer of townhouses and condominiums. After the recession of 1974 he became a custom-home architect. His last, decade-long project was to be the master planner and architect of a Benedictine abbey.

In 1973 he married Lynda Kimmell and they had a son, Boz, and a daughter, Caitlin. In his spare time he was active in Scouts, sailing, scuba diving, skiing, backpacking, and travel.

His classmates described him as creative, friendly, and having a generous sense of awe for others’ accomplishments while devaluing his own.

The class extends condolences to Lynda, Boz, Caitlin, and his friends among our classmates.